{"id":40494,"date":"2020-07-23T07:51:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T14:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40494"},"modified":"2020-07-23T07:51:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T14:51:04","slug":"open-thread-7-23-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/23\/open-thread-7-23-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;7\/23\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It;s a busy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; WWWendy is coming, and it\u2019s a grocery delivery day.&nbsp; JD, would you please cover Samantha Bee?&nbsp; Tomorrow, I have a visit from the Providence home doctor, so how much I\u2019ll do is still up in the air.&nbsp; Please have a great day!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:02 (average 5:14).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-07-23-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/0723Cartoon.jpg\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"542\" title=\"0723TrumpVirusMap\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"0723TrumpVirusMap\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0723TrumpVirusMap.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">US Cases: 4,102,002<br \/>US Deaths: 146,198<br \/>World Cases: 15,415,731<br \/>World Deaths: 631,164<br \/>Trump&#8217;s* share of World Deaths: 23.2%<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JjlN1eJIJFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/msnbc\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <font color=\"#000000\">Trump Tries To Link COVID-19 Surge To Black Lives Matter Protest<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JjlN1eJIJFo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Trump* is spreading bullshit, as usual. The BLM protestors wear mask. The reasons for the surge are Republican incompetence, neglect, lies, and super-spreader events.&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=961eGepzryg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CNN\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN Comment<\/a>): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">No, this reporter didn&#8217;t call Kayleigh McEnany a &#8216;lying b**ch&#8217;<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/961eGepzryg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The reporter clearly said, &#8220;you don&#8217;t want to engage&#8221;. However, by not calling Kayleigh Lie-a-lot a &#8220;lying bitch&#8221;, that reporter really screwed up! She should have!&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_C1etTa5Ock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/TraeCrowderLiberalRedneck\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trae Crowder Channel<\/a>): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Liberal Redneck &#8211; Trump&#8217;s Secret Police<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_C1etTa5Ock\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I agree, Trae. I live in Portland, and I&#8217;ve been calling these Republican stormtroopers Trump&#8217;s* Nazi Gestapo since they got here.&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6KO90EdKB-g&amp;list=PL4D1CD2F32801CC4D&amp;index=17&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from labor): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Billy Bragg &#8211; There is Power in a Union<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6KO90EdKB-g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Except for unmuzzled Republican Nazi police unions, support labor!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><font color=\"#0000ff\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!<\/font><\/h1>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It;s a busy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; WWWendy is coming, and it\u2019s a grocery delivery day.&nbsp; JD, would you please cover Samantha Bee?&nbsp; Tomorrow, I have a visit from the Providence home doctor, so how much I\u2019ll do is still up in the air.&nbsp; Please have a great day! 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